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Goodwin, Amanda P.; Cho, Sun-Joo; Reynolds, Dan; Silverman, Rebecca; Nunn, Stephanie – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
The current study reports on a large-scale quantitative analysis of classroom talk practices and links to different measures of reading achievement within upper elementary classrooms. Data involving 745 fourth- and fifth-grade teachers and 18,844 students from the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) study were used. Talk was quantified via…
Descriptors: Correlation, Classroom Communication, Reading Achievement, Teaching Methods
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McCaslin, Mary; Burross, Heidi Legg – Teachers College Record, 2011
Background/Context: Research is presented on teacher-centered instruction and individual differences among students within a sociocultural perspective specifically, within a co-regulation model. Purpose of Study: To determine the utility of a co-regulation model for understanding teacher and student adaptation to the press of cultural and social…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Sociocultural Patterns, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement
Houston Independent School District, 2014
Abydos is a professional development program that includes a three-week writing institute. It provides school districts with teachers who, after a year of implementation and another year of professional development, can train other teachers, thus providing ongoing staff development. The Houston Independent School District (HISD) implemented Abydos…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Writing Instruction, Teacher Competencies, Writing Achievement
Reeves, Jonathan Bart – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined the relationship of two climate constructs in academic optimism and organizational climate as each relates to school effectiveness. Academic optimism is an academic environment comprised of three dimensions: academic emphasis, collective efficacy, and faculty trust (Hoy, Tarter, & Hoy, 2006). The Organizational Climate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, Achievement Tests, Grade 4